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Tag Archives: JET Alumni

Interview: Ian Malloy – Noto, Ishikawa (2021-2022)

Posted by James Elder

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? I lived in a town called Noto, Ishikawa. Noto is one large town merged by several smaller towns and villages across the southern part of the Noto peninsula. Although I taught across most of Noto in its many different towns, my apartment was specifically in Matsunami. Most of Noto is what ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series | Tagged Alumni Highlights, Alumni Interview Series, Ishikawa, Japan Society Boston, JET Alumni, JET Program, Noto |

Interview: Rachel Arredondo – Daigomachi, Ibaraki (2014-2016)

Posted by James Elder

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? While I was on JET, I lived near Daigo-machi a small village in northern Ibaraki between 2014-2016. After JET, I moved to Kasama-shi in 2017 to pursue a ceramics apprenticeship with Kobayashi Michio and family. What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? I was obsessed with Haruki Murakami’s ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series | Tagged Alumni Highlights, Alumni Interview Series, Daigomachi, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Japan Society Boston, JET Alumni, JET Program |

JETs on Japan Forum – Issue 10

Posted by Emmalee Manes

Telecommunication, Intercultural Competence, and Language Development: A Review of Educational Telecollaboration Between the U.S. and Japan Tiffany Laiyin Lao Saitama, 2014–2018 Multimodal approaches to language learning and teaching has been evolving along with developments in technology. Telecommunication is one of the multimodal strategies that is becoming more prevalent in the field of English as a Second Language, or ESL. The purpose of this ...READ MORE »

Posted in JETs on Japan Forum, Sasakawa USA | Tagged JET Alumni, JET Program, saitama, Sasakawa USA |

JETs on Japan Forum – Issue 9

Posted by Emmalee Manes

Virtual Exchange for All: Building on U.S.- Japan Relations to Further Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in International Higher Education Michele Fujii Shiga, 2010–2013 This paper illustrates the importance of emerging modalities of Virtual Exchange/ Collaborative Online International Learning (VE/COIL) in international higher education. It references VE/COIL programs conducted between the United States and Japan by Kansai University’s Institute for Innovative Global Education in ...READ MORE »

Posted in JETs on Japan Forum, Sasakawa USA | Tagged JET Alumni, JET Program, Sasakawa USA, shiga |

Interview: Jill Schimmel – Tondabayashi, Osaka (2002-2005)

Posted by Emmalee Manes

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? I was in Tondabayashi-shi, Osaka-fu, from 2002-2005. What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? My hometown, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Tondabayashi in Osaka-fu have been Sister Cities for over 50 years. During high school, I went on a 3-week homestay to Tondabayashi and it was wild (onsens with high ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series | Tagged Alumni Highlights, Alumni Interview Series, Japan Society Boston, JET Alumni, JET Program, osaka |

JETs on Japan Forum – Issue 8

Posted by Emmalee Manes

U.S.-Japan Implications of COVID-19 Hayley Hutchison Gifu, 2013-2014 The COVID-19 pandemic has made an impact on the entire world, affecting each country in very different ways. The response to the pandemic has been of almost equal measure, with the United States having taken the lead in vaccine development and manufacturing to enable distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine within one year to countries around ...READ MORE »

Posted in JETs on Japan Forum, Sasakawa USA | Tagged covid-19, gifu, JET Alumni, JET Program, Sasakawa USA |

Interview: Meryl Jordan – Gifu City, Gifu (2014-2018)

Posted by Emmalee Manes

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? I was in a Gifu-ken, Gifu-shi from 2014-2018. What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? I was a History major, albeit European History, but I had taken a class on the history of Japan because it filled a timeslot and major requirement I needed, and I really enjoyed it. I ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series | Tagged gifu, JET Alumni, JET alumni interview series, JET alumni news |

Interview: Carolyn Posner Ng – Iiyama, Nagano (2011-2014)

Posted by Emmalee Manes

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? I was a CIR in Nagano Prefecture (Iiyama City) from 2011 – 2014. What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? I studied Japanese in college because I was looking for a new challenge – and I got it! I was at best an average Japanese language student my first two ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series | Tagged JET Alumni, JET alumni interview series, nagano |

JET & JET Alumni Highlights – February 2022

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

Regional Women in Leadership with Jessica Cork (Hiroshima, 1997-2000) Check out the recording of the Regional Women in Leadership webinar organized by the U.S.-Japan Council. Hosted by Masami Izumida Tyson, the program features Jessica Kennett Cork, (Vice President of Community Engagement and Corporate Communications of YKK Corporation of America) Nozomi Morgan (CEO and founder of Michiki Morgan Worldwide), Maki Futami (Managing ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Highlights, JET Alumni | Tagged JET Alumni, JET alumni news |

Interview: Stephanie Balakrishnan – Kyotanabe, Kyoto (2015-2017)

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? I was placed as an ALT in Kyotanabe, Kyoto Prefecture, from 2015-2017. I was very fortunate to have been placed in Kyoto, with its rich history and culture. Kyotanabe is located to the south of Kyoto, about 20 minutes away from the city by express train. What sparked your interest in applying ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series, JET Alumni | Tagged JET Alumni, JET alumni interview series, JSB Interview Series |
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